Friday

Giveaway: Made in the USA by Billie Letts


Synopsis: The bestselling author of WHERE THE HEART IS returns with a heartrending tale of two children in search of a place to call home.

Lutie McFee's history has taught her to avoid attachments...to people, to places, and to almost everything. With her mother long dead and her father long gone to find his fortune in Las Vegas, 15-year-old Lutie lives in the god-forsaken town of Spearfish, South Dakota with her twelve-year-old brother, Fate, and Floy Satterfield, the 300-pound ex-girlfriend of her father. While Lutie shoplifts for kicks, Fate spends most of his time reading, watching weird TV shows and worrying about global warming and the endangerment of pandas. As if their life is not dismal enough, one day, while shopping in their local Wal-Mart, Floy keels over and the two motherless kids are suddenly faced with the choice of becoming wards of the state or hightailing it out of town in Floy's old Pontiac. Choosing the latter, they head off to Las Vegas in search of a father who has no known address, no phone number and, clearly, no interest in the kids he left behind.

MADE IN THE U.S.A. is the alternately heartbreaking and life-affirming story of two gutsy children who must discover how cruel, unfair and frightening the world is before they come to a place they can finally call home.

I have read several of Billie Letts' novels and am a devoted fan. Although I haven't had the opportunity to read this one yet, I have read some great reviews about it - so don't miss out on this wonderful giveaway.

I have 5 copies to giveway!

Leave a comment for one entry. And if you follow this blog or already are following leave me an extra comment for your second entry.

Rules: (as always) Books will be delivered directly from Publisher so giveaway is only available for residents of the US and Canada and no P.O. Boxes please. Winners will be drawn May 15.

48 comments:

  1. I love Billie Letts. Please enter me.

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  2. Oh and I do subscribe to your feed via reader! Thank you for all your great book blogging!

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  3. This sounds great! I'd love to be entered. And I'm a subscriber via Google Reader. :)

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  4. I have been mostly staying out of give-aways lately, but since thisis the only Billie Letts book I haven't read I might as well try my luck!

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  5. Anonymous3:53 PM

    I have been wanting to read this book since I started seeing it around. Please enter me in your contest.

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  6. Anonymous3:53 PM

    I also subscribe to your blog on google reader.

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  7. I would really like to be entered to win this book.

    Thanks

    sharon54220@gmail.com

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  8. I am a subscriber

    sharon54220@gmail.com

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  9. That looks like it could be an interesting book.

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  10. Please count me in - Thanks!
    Cheryl
    megalon22[at]yahoo[dot]com

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  11. I'd love to read this one!
    quelleheure4[at]gmail{dot}com

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  12. I follow you through my google reader!

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  13. Count me in would love to read it!
    Carla
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  14. Please enter me. Thanks!
    mr12step(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  15. Sounds like a great read.
    Thanks!
    1bmore @ gmail . com

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  16. Valerie5:21 PM

    I've heard great things about this book
    KawaiiNeko2008 at aol dot com

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  17. I have not read anything by Billie Letts, so I would love to win this and see what I have been missing

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  18. I'd love to win a copy of this book. Please enter my name in your draw. Thanks.

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  19. Sounds like a great book. Please enter me.

    Thanks!

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  20. Pamela S11:46 PM

    I'm a huge Billie Letts fan and would love to read this book.

    pamelashockley(AT)netscape(DOT)net

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  21. I would love to win this book

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  22. This sounds like a moving story and I look forward to reading it. sharonaquilino(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  23. Sounds like a good read. Please enter me.

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  24. I never heard of Billie Letts until this blog. I would love to read your book and review it if I win it.
    jrs362 (at) hotmail (dot) com

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  25. I haven't read anything by Billie Letts yet - I think "Made in the U.S.A." would be a great place to start. Thanks for the chance to win a copy. asthenight at gmail dot com

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  26. Count me in

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  27. I follow

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  28. Love to have this.

    Thanks,

    darkfyre1(at)gmail(dot)com

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  29. Billie Letts is one of my favorite writers. Please enter me.

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  30. I've heard such good things about this book and would love to read it. Please enter me...thanks!
    Lisa
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  31. Sounds like something I'd like to read.

    Thanks for the giveaway >^..^<

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  32. I'd love to read this book!
    rlgrady[at]yahoo[dot]com

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  33. I'd love to win-I've never read a book by Billie Letts

    tiramisu392 (at) yahoo.com

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  34. Anonymous4:04 PM

    Been trying to get this everywhere! Please enter me, please!

    jaam121388 at yahoo dot com

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  35. Anonymous4:04 PM

    I am a follower :)

    jaam121388 at yahoo dot com

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  36. I would love to enter!

    janetfaye (at) gmail (dot) com

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  37. I follow.

    janetfaye (at) gmail (dot) com

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  38. Anonymous10:53 AM

    So far, this book is EXCELLENT and I cannot put it down...just like Billie's other books! I love Billie Letts! Everyone who is a fan, I think you will love this book just as much!

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  39. Ooo, I think I would enjoy this read. =)

    lindanmc(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  40. I'm following,

    Happy Readings! =)

    lindanmc(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  41. I've never read a Billie Letts' but this looks like perfect summer reading!
    Thanks for the chance to win.
    my.newsletter (at) netbundle (dot) ca

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  42. I can't subscribe to your blog since I don't do RSS, but I am now following you on Twitter. Does that count? ;-)
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  43. Please count me in :) I would l♥ve to read this! tryingtostaycalm@gmail.com

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  44. Hi, I saw you at Book Blogs. I would like to win one too. Thanks.

    gahome2mom at gmail dot com

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  45. I'd love to read this book. Thanks for the chance to win it.

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  46. Anonymous8:14 AM

    Looks like a good book!
    wandanamgreb (at) gmail (dot) com

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